Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
5.4 Physical and Financial Progress .1 National Horticulture Mission
(NHM):
A. Physical progress: The summary details of progress achieved so far during 2019-20 are given in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Progress under NHM
S.
No. Components Unit Progress during 2019-20 (As on 31st
December, 2019)
1 Area Expansion Ha. 55097
2 Rejuvenation Ha. 5520
3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 8557
4 Integrated Pest/ Nutrient
Management Ha. 18726
5 Nurseries No. 10
6 Water Resources No. 1184
7 Beekeeping No. 6641
8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 2999
9 Post Harvest Management No.
(i) Pack House 877
(ii) Cold Storage 36
(iii) Primary/mobile processing units 76
10 Rural Market No. 0
B. Financial progress: During 2018-19, as on 31st March, 2019, funds to the tune of Rs. 1091.20 crore have been released to States/UTs/NLAs for implementing NHM scheme against BE of Rs.1209.00 crore and RE of Rs 1139.00 crore. During
2019-20, an amount of Rs. 1352.00 crore has been allocated for NHM and Himalayan States, against of which an amount of Rs. 757.47 crore has been released as on 31st December, 2019.
Skill development course on gardeners
Mango Block at CIH, Nagaland (Var. Langra, Amrapali, Mallika, Dusheri)
8 days model training course on Protocol development and value addition of horticultural crops held at CIH, Nagaland
Strawberry cultivation at CIH, Nagaland (Var.CK-9)
5.4.2 Area, Production & Productivity of Horticulture Crops
The comparative details of area, production and productivity of various horticulture crops
during 2018-19 (3rd Adv. Est) with reference to 2004-05, viz. pre and post NHM scenario, are given in the following Table 3.
Table 3: Pre and Post NHM Scenario: Area, Production & Productivity
(Area: ‘000 Ha, Production: ‘000 MT, Productivity: MT/Ha)
Crop
Area Production Productivity
2004-
05 2017-18 2018-
19* 2004-05 2017-18 2018-
19* 2004-05 2017-18 2018-19*
Fruits 5049 6506 6648 50867 97358 98579 10.07 14.96 14.83
Vegetables 6744 10259 10100 101246 184394 185883 15.01 17.97 18.40
Flowers 118 324 313 659 2785 2865 5.58 8.60 9.15
Aromatic &
Medicinal crops
131 720 656 159 866 819 1.21 1.20 1.25
Plantation
crops
3147 3744 3880 9835 18082 16368 3.13 4.83 4.22
Spices 3150 3878 3895 4001 8124 9216 1.27 2.09 2.37
Others 106 172 105 120
Total 18445 25431 25492 166939 311714 313851 9.05 12.26 12.31
*3rd Advance Estimates of Horticulture Crops 2018-19-DAC&FW
The wide and varied nature of the Horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, flowers, aromatics and medicinal crops, spices and plantation crops facilitates better returns per unit of area, besides opportunities for diversification in agriculture.
Horticulture crops cover an area of 25.49 Million Hectare at present. It has registered an increase of 26.2%, as compared to 20.20 Million Hectare in 2007-08. However with a production of about 313.85 Million Tonnes, Horticulture production has witnessed an increase of about 48.58%
during the period 2007-08 to 2018-19 (3rd Advance Estimates). The significant feature is that there has been an improvement of productivity of horticulture crops, which increased by about 17.82% during this period.
Area, production and productivity of horticulture crops during the past 12 years is given in Table 4.
Table 4:-Area, Production and Productivity of Horticulture Crops
(Area : m.Ha, Prod.: m.MT, Pdvty. Tonne/ha)
Year Area Production Productivity
2007-08 20.20 211.23 10.45
2008-09 20.66 214.72 10.39
2009-10 20.88 223.09 10.69
2010-11 21.83 240.53 11.02
2011-12 23.24 257.28 11.07
2012-13 23.69 268.85 11.35
2013-14 24.20 277.35 11.46
2014-15 23.41 280.99 12.00
2015-16 24.47 286.19 11.69
2016-17 24.85 300.64 12.10
2017-18 25.43 311.71 12.26
2018-19(3rd Adv. Est) 25.49 313.85 12.31
The area under fruit crops during 2018- 19 (3rd Advance Estimate) is 6.65 Million Hectare, with a total production of 98.58 Million Tonnes. During the Period 2007- 08 to 2018-19(3rd Adv. Est.), production of
fruits increased by about 50%, while the area increased by about 14% [(2007-08 to 2018-19(3rd Adv. Est.)]. Comparative details of area, production and productivity of fruit crops are given in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Area, Production & Productivity of Fruits
India has retained its status as the second largest producer of fruits in the world. The country is first in the production of fruits like mango, banana, guava, papaya, lemon &
lime.
Vegetables are an important crop in the Horticulture sector, occupying an area of 10.1 Million Hectare as on 2018-19 (3rd Advance Estimates) with a total production of 185.88
Million Tonnes with average productivity of 18.4 Tonnes/Hectare. In fact vegetables constitute about 59.2% of Horticulture production. During the period 2007-08 to 2018-19(3rd Advance Estimates), area and production of vegetables increased by 28.7%
and 44.7% respectively. The comparative details are depicted in Figure 2.
India continued to be the second largest producer of vegetables after China. India is the leader in production of vegetables like okra. Besides, India occupies the second position in the world in production of potato, tomato, onion, cabbage, cauliflower and brinjal. Vegetables such as potato, tomato, okra and cucurbits are produced abundantly in the country.
Interventions in Horticulture in the country have led to an increase per capita availability of fruits from 158 gm/person/day in 2007- 08 to 208 gms/person/day in 2018-19(3rd Advance Estimates). Similarly, per capita availability of vegetables has increased from 309 gm/person/day in 2007-08 to 392
gm/person/day in 2018-19(3rd Advance Estimates).
India has also made remarkable advancements in production of flowers, particularly cut flowers, which have a high potential for exports. Floriculture during 2018-19(3rd Advance Estimates) covered an area of 0.31 Million Hectare with a production of 2.86 Million Tonnes of flowers.
India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products, the total production of spices during 2018-19(3rd Advance Estimates) was 9.22 Tonnes from an area of 3.89 Million Hectare.
5.4.3 Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalyan States (HMNEH) A. Physical progress
The summary details of progress achieved so far under HMNEH during 2019-20 are given in Table 2 below:
Table 2: Progress under HMNEH
S. No. Components Unit Progress during 2019-20 (As on 31st
December, 2019)
1 Area Expansion Ha. 6819
2 Rejuvenation Ha. 75
3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 15.30
4 Integrated Pest/Nutrient
Management Ha. 5955
5 Nurseries No. 2
6 Water Resources No. 33
7 Beekeeping No. 2000
8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 1818
9 Post Harvest Management No.
(i) Pack House 128
(ii) Cold Storage 0
(iii)Primary/mobile processing units 0
10 Rural Market No. 6